Wireless intraoral tongue control of an assistive robotic arm for individuals with tetraplegia
| Autor: | Michael Gaihede, Line Lindhardt Egsgaard, Lotte N. S. Andreasen Struijk, Bo Bentsen, Romulus Lontis |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Tetraplegia 030506 rehabilitation Engineering Assistive devices Interface (computing) Disabilities 0206 medical engineering Control (management) Short Report Health Informatics 02 engineering and technology Quadriplegia lcsh:RC321-571 Fingers 03 medical and health sciences User-Computer Interface Tongue Human–computer interaction Activities of Daily Living medicine Humans lcsh:Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry Communication Hand Strength business.industry GRASP Rehabilitation Equipment Design Robotics Middle Aged medicine.disease Self-Help Devices 020601 biomedical engineering Tongue interface medicine.anatomical_structure Control system Arm Robot Female Assistive robotic arm 0305 other medical science business Robotic arm Wireless Technology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2017) Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation Struijk, L N S A, Egsgaard, L L, Lontis, R, Gaihede, M & Bentsen, B 2017, ' Wireless intraoral tongue control of an assistive robotic arm for individuals with tetraplegia ', Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, vol. 14, 110 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s12984-017-0330-2 |
| ISSN: | 1743-0003 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12984-017-0330-2 |
| Popis: | Background For an individual with tetraplegia assistive robotic arms provide a potentially invaluable opportunity for rehabilitation. However, there is a lack of available control methods to allow these individuals to fully control the assistive arms. Methods Here we show that it is possible for an individual with tetraplegia to use the tongue to fully control all 14 movements of an assistive robotic arm in a three dimensional space using a wireless intraoral control system, thus allowing for numerous activities of daily living. We developed a tongue-based robotic control method incorporating a multi-sensor inductive tongue interface. One abled-bodied individual and one individual with tetraplegia performed a proof of concept study by controlling the robot with their tongue using direct actuator control and endpoint control, respectively. Results After 30 min of training, the able-bodied experimental participant tongue controlled the assistive robot to pick up a roll of tape in 80% of the attempts. Further, the individual with tetraplegia succeeded in fully tongue controlling the assistive robot to reach for and touch a roll of tape in 100% of the attempts and to pick up the roll in 50% of the attempts. Furthermore, she controlled the robot to grasp a bottle of water and pour its contents into a cup; her first functional action in 19 years. Conclusion To our knowledge, this is the first time that an individual with tetraplegia has been able to fully control an assistive robotic arm using a wireless intraoral tongue interface. The tongue interface used to control the robot is currently available for control of computers and of powered wheelchairs, and the robot employed in this study is also commercially available. Therefore, the presented results may translate into available solutions within reasonable time. |
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